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is recommended near the intersection of NoWthen Boulevard'and 153rd Avenue North West, a second one in the area of County Road 34 and 157th Avehue North West and the third near the interseCtion of,.State Highway 47 and 167th Avenue North West. All three sites should contain a-minimum of 40 acres primarily to serve community recreation needs of Ramsey. Joint purchase of the sites is recommended in order~that education and recreation needs can be filled without unnecessary duplication of facilities. In addition to the three elementary school and recreation sites a very' large land ,area is recommended for development into a community civic center. The site should contain a minimum of two hundred and forty acres and the recommended location would be close to the future intersection of'156th Street North West and Azurite Street. This site, like the proposed school sites, is adjacent to, the proposed central community greenbelt and ~her'efore open to pedestrian access from most proposed neighborhoods within the community. The facilities Which t~itimately will be necessary on the site include offices for t~he. Township Clerk, a meeting room for the Township Board, a large hall for public race, tings as ~vell as.civic club use, a branch library, a teen center and space for community police a. nd fire protection needs. The size of the site is based on an_additional need, for a major community park. Although access to this particular Property is difficult at the present time, future construction of a major east - west' county highway immediately north of the' site will facilitate access from-the entire community. The greenbelt system shown on the plan and discusse~d at various places within the text represents a long range attempt by a l~ublic body to accomplish developmental concepts attempted by only the more inventive private 'developers. It is a proposal that deals with the entire Township in .the same way that ~ developer might view < one 160 acre planned unit development. As suggested earlier, the greenbelt areas are primarily comprised of wet or poorly drained areas, perhaps flood plain areas and include soils that are poor for intensive development. Where these land areas are isolated, connections are made by utilizing land which has a good potential for development. The land, as it is developed, is viewed in terms of present capabilities for construction. Those lands which appear to need extensive artificial drainage and filling are recommended to be' set aside as the'developers' contribution to the public open space system. Wherever these areas exceed the, minimum amount of land that is required for parks and open space, the developer WcJuld be encouraged tO increase densities at the edge of marsh areas utilizing the open land as a justification for spot increases in density. In short, the developer wouldbe permitte'd a certain flexibility in developing land in return for a contribution to the open-space system. The land located within the resident'iai neighborhoods is recommended fo~ active consideration by the Township. The Rum River frontage and Trott Brook land areas should also be brought into the community open space system, but they are of r'egional significance and should expect to have acquisition help.from County, Metropolitan and State revenue sources. 33-